A lot of rumors to discuss today with a rumor and chart update. Coming after todays podcast with Kevin Allen….
We have officially entered the time of year when some of the BIG agencies will try and “trade rumors… with some less experienced/ virtuous reporters as almost payment for the news to break trades….This happens a lot and I can tell you early on I was caught by this a few times. And even when some agents are open about the favor for favor exchanges, I’ve learned that in the end a quick trade of info if it is purely motivated by the agents desire to create a “Buzz… and/pressure a side is not worth selling one soul for….
Bo Horvat and the Canucks have actually starting trying to work something out following the initial low-ball offfer…
24 hours later, its really not surprising to hear some rumblings that there are teams supposedly eager and ready to throw 9 million per year for Bo.
While anything is possible, there simply isn’t enough cap space in the league right now to pay Horvat based on this career year he is having…To much of a risk…
On Monahan…
Per Pierre Lebrun, The Avalanche has serious interest in Center Sean Monahan…. This is 100% the case per some follow up I did this morning…The Avs want a #2 Center is a big way, and may even overpay to go for their repeat…
More to come